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The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 23–29

The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 23–29

The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 16–22

The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 16–22

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A Peek Inside the Peacock Theater, a Small Stage That Hosts Some Larger-Than-Life Performers

By Danny Gallagher
Nov 14, 2022

If you're lucky enough to get an invitation to the Peacock Theater in Frisco, you'll experience something that even the biggest and grandest stage can't replicate. The Peacock Theater is a small, 100-seat enclosed theater owned by Randy and Kristy Pitchford on the second floor of their castle themed home...
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 9-15

By Merritt Martin
Nov 9, 2022

Sock monkey? Nah. As McSweeney’s has made it clear, “it’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers!” And this is your chance to make one for free!
Pocket Sandwich Theatre Will Let the Popcorn Fly Again With Its New Space in Carrollton

By Danny Gallagher
Nov 4, 2022

The show that closed Pocket Sandwich Theatre in Dallas will open its new theater in downtown Carrollton. The popular melodrama theater company announced it will open its newly renovated theater on Elm Street in Carrollton on Friday, Nov. 25, starting with a month-long run of its annual holiday musical Ebenezer Scrooge, written by theater founder Joe Dickinson.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, Nov. 2–8

By Danny Gallagher
Nov 2, 2022

So you've got the kids and they're still all wired up from the K2-sized mountain of fun-size candy they collected on Halloween.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 26–Nov. 1

By Danny Gallagher
Oct 26, 2022

Yes, you've seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show more times than your brain can remember. You've even seen The Rocky Horror Show, the live stage musical written by Richard O'Brien.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 19–25

By Merritt Martin
Oct 19, 2022

Whether they know it or not, every artist is inspired by one who came before them. In the case of Salvador Dalí, he was open about his obsession with those that came before him. Specifically, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
Spamilton, the Musical That Takes the Stuffing Out of Broadway, Is Coming to the Coppell Arts Center

By Danny Gallagher
Oct 17, 2022

Long before hits like The Producers, The Book of Mormon and Hamilton came along, Broadway felt like some distant land trapped in a time bubble. If it wasn't stage productions of popular movies and TV shows, it was something even worse: the same, old classics over and over and over...
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 12–18

By Merritt Martin
Oct 12, 2022

This is high drama from the Dallas Opera. The season opener is Verdi with a vengeance: Rigoletto. There’s something automatically compelling about the funny guy turned avenger, but with music like this and the talent of this cast… it’s beyond.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 5–11

By Merritt Martin
Oct 5, 2022

Stand-up comedy is almost always worth watching, because it’s funny when a joke lands and even sort of funny (admit it) when it doesn’t. But nothing feels better than laughing with homegrown comics because, damn it, we support local talent.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 21–27

By Merritt Martin
Sep 21, 2022

The name Elizabeth Strout should be as well-known as her best-selling title characters Amy and Isabelle or Olive Kitteridge… or Lucy Barton. And speaking of Lucy, Strout has brought her back. On the page and to Dallas.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 14–20

By Merritt Martin
Sep 14, 2022

Through October 15, Conduit Gallery (1626 C Hi Line Drive) is spotlights two artists who, while with totally different styles, are builders. Austin-based Lance Letscher creates his collages from aged, illustration-based 1950s and 1960s ephemera.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 7–13

By Merritt Martin
Sep 7, 2022

Plenty of contemporary plays have women in them. But in his biting new satire, Mathew Posey of Ochre House Theater (825 Exposition Ave.) actually wants to focus on them. Using song and dance and even some vaudevillian tricks, the Ochre season opener is all about exploring roles of oppression and oppressor.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, August 31 – September 6

By Merritt Martin
Aug 31, 2022

If you could touch and feel refracted light, it would be one of Mexican-born, Dallas-based artist Gabriel Dawe’s installations. Made with sewing thread in vibrant and mesmerizing colors, Plexus, No. 41 is site-specific to Talley Dunn Gallery (5020 Tracy St.) and is part of Ode to Futility on view through December 10.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, August 24-30

By Merritt Martin
Aug 24, 2022

“Here we go again…” The main challenge with watching Mamma Mia! live and on stage is to keep yourself from singing along to all the ABBA hits that form the soundtrack. But we think we can handle it just to get a peep at Lyric Stage’s production of the beloved musical hitting the Majestic Theatre (1925 Elm St.) on Wednesday, August 24, and running through Sunday.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Aug. 10-16

By Merritt Martin
Aug 10, 2022

With soaring fountains to captivating and rotund sculptures, Lynda Benglis has energized the Nasher Sculpture Center (2001 Flora St.) with overwhelming size, gesture and even some glitter. The physicality of the exhibition is inspiring, humbling and a bit nostalgic — some of the bronze work is based on Benglis’ earlier ceramic pieces.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Aug. 3–10

By Merritt Martin
Aug 3, 2022

Ah, the sweet aspirations inspired by The Great British Baking Show — don’t pretend you haven’t felt them. The Lancaster-Kiest Branch of the Dallas Public Library (2008 East Kiest Blvd.) offers a workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, so we can all tap into our decorative talents with piping demos to get the best trims and lettering lessons for the most legible cakes in the land.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, July 20-26

By Merritt Martin
Jul 20, 2022

He’s your favorite character who lives in a pineapple under the sea, and his musical is coming to Farmers Branch. The Firehouse Theatre (2535 Valley View Lane) is making waves with The SpongeBob Musical, complete with original tunes by Sara Bareilles, The Flaming Lips, John Legend and others.
Kinky Boots Is a Perfect Fit for a Stellar Show From Uptown Players

By Preston Jones
Jul 19, 2022

In a new production by Uptown Players, Kinky Boots still stands tall with its messages of empathy, tolerance and understanding.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, July 13-19

By Merritt Martin
Jul 13, 2022

“Shaded seating available” is a magical phrase these days. With temps turning out trios of digits, people are missing their outdoor time. Downtown Dallas Inc. offers a solution with a rotating offering of food trucks, live entertainment and lawn games — oh, and that shaded seating — every Wednesday through Friday in July at Pacific Plaza (401 N. Harwood St.).
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, July 6-12

By Merritt Martin
Jul 6, 2022

Wednesday, July 6 Spider-Man: No Way Home at Legacy Hall Box Garden Admittedly, 2021 was a weird time to feel comfy in a movie theater, so a fair number of folksmissed out on the fun that is Spider-Man: No Way Home. Thanks to Legacy Hall’s Sunset Movie Series in the...